Louis: International Smuggler With Whiskers
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What unusual story is shared about a cat crossing the US-Canada border?
Broadcasting intimate details and useless information from an undisclosed location in New York City. The Last Show with David Cooper In US-Canada border news, we go to South Surrey, British Columbia, where authorities are dealing with a repeat offender smuggling, bringing undeclared animal products across international lines. The criminal, brazen, prolific, showing no lack of remorse. The twist? It's a cat. I am here with special correspondent Deb Tate, who's well qualified to weigh in on the situation in the ground, partly because she lives in South Surrey, but also because she's not a special correspondent. She owns the cat in question, Louie. Deb, welcome to the show.
Thank you very much for having me.
How did Louis the cat gain internet fame?
I knew your story was big when my girlfriend, we live in New York. I am Canadian. She is not. She does not consume any Canadian content. When she found your cat in her feed, the video of it running across the border brazenly. How did this story get created in the first place?
You know what? He has been playing in that ditch for years now. But there was a guy who's on Instagram and he live streams and he'd drive up. As far as I know, he started coming up about a year ago and he really hit it off with Louie. And Louie is a very friendly cat. So he would go up, he will go get his belly rubs and pats and they interact. And then off he goes down the ditch. And so I believe he became a little bit of a star on this guy's Instagram page. And about a week ago, I had our our local news come to my front door and ask about him. And and it's just been a wild week from there.
It comes at a good time. Often news we hear about the border and tariffs and this kind of stuff. Not good. I think we all needed this story right now, to be honest.
What challenges does Deb face with Louis's border-hopping antics?
So thank you for having Louis.
Absolutely.
And participating. What is Louis doing? So you live on a street where there's just like a line. And if you cross it, you're basically moving to the U.S. from Canada. And I think in the past you used to just do it freely, but now not so much.
Yeah. So Peace Arch Park, there is essentially there's two sides to it. There is the U.S. side and the Canadian side. Up until COVID, people could go from both sides of the border and meet or mingle and enjoy the entirety of the park. Since COVID, they've been more strict now. So The Canadian side of the park is where the traffic is and where the peace arch is. And then the U.S. side has this beautiful green park with a playground and just endless grassy fields. And it seems to be much quieter. Nobody really seems to visit it on the U.S.
What kind of gifts does Louis bring back from his adventures?
side. So Louis now has that entire field to himself and he's making the most of it.
And he's a working cat. I mean, he goes for the mice. I mean, he's basically smuggling mice into Canada. Are you a little worried? Because I feel like people are going to the authorities, U.S. Border Patrol and this kind of thing, and then also the Canadian side for, like, joking comments. But you've basically attracted attention now. Are you worried at all for Louis?
Well, I'm hoping he behaves. Yeah, I mean, it's hilarious that the actual border agencies have commented on his status and that they're well aware of him. Yeah, I mean, we're hopeful that it doesn't bring out the negative attention and any potential repercussions there. But yeah, so far it's been positive and people are just really enjoying the story.
What gifts does he bring you back from the park? Are we talking just mice? Has he ever brought you back a snake or anything like that?
Yeah, yeah. He did bring a snake to the back door. He was, needless to say, not allowed in the house.
What are the implications of Louis's actions on border authorities?
Just the snake?
Just the snake. Well, he had to go... He's quite quick, so he... Yeah, he would kind of run around the backyard with it and then try and bring it in the house because he was so proud of it. So I waited until he came back without the snake and off we went. But no, he's brought back kind of mice, rats, squirrels, snakes.
Gifts of all kinds.
Gifts of all kinds.
Now, where do you think the cat's true loyalties lie? I know you're Canadian, but do you think he's more leaning American?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What unusual story is shared about a cat crossing the US-Canada border?
0:00–0:50
2
How did Louis the cat gain internet fame?
0:50–1:55
3
What challenges does Deb face with Louis's border-hopping antics?
1:55–2:47
4
What kind of gifts does Louis bring back from his adventures?
2:47–3:45
5
What are the implications of Louis's actions on border authorities?
3:45–4:43
6
How does Deb feel about having a celebrity cat?
4:43–5:21
7
What is the significance of Louis's name and background?
5:21–6:16
8
Why do people resonate with Louis's story during challenging times?
6:16–8:53
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